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I am saddened that a rogue soldier killed so many innocents in Afghanistan. It was wrong and justice will balance his egregious action. As a human being I am appalled that the culture of Afghanistan and in particular the Taliban demand revenge and will slaughter other innocent people to avenge the killings by a deranged [...] Continue reading A rogue soldier A tragedy the magnitude of 9/11, the continuing wars and subsequent deaths of our young in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the economic hardship of high prices can force a tolerant democracy into a society of contentious non-compromising ideologues. Uncompromising passionate certainties, wherever you find them, in politics, in business, in our neighborhoods and even in [...] Continue reading A Reminder of US 9:35 PM Monday Very Interesting: After President Obama addressed the nation on the debt ceiling debate in Washington and Speaker Boehner countered with remarks. I tried to reach my two New York State US Senators. I could not. The government website for an email contact was down. Here’s the message I received. I got [...] Continue reading Extra! I know that within every age and in every dictatorial, democratic, oligarchy, kingdom, monarchy and theocracy societies there are individuals who will group together for cruelty and torture. I am ashamed that this is true anywhere in the world in this day and age, but especially from citizens of my country. Word is now public [...] Continue reading Shame Good Morning or Afternoon or Evening, whenever you are reading this post. There are some positive signs in the Universe: The Florida pastor cancels plans to burn the Qur’an. Trump offers to buy the proposed NYC Islamic Center site. The New York Imam willing to discuss moving the mosque. US shifts approach to deporting illegal [...] Continue reading L’Shana Tova Families and friends are being split today into a political environment that mimics the contention before the US civil war and the beliefs between the North and the South. Then, 150-years ago, brother opposed brother and state opposed state in the volatile consideration for the right of slavery. Today it is not the moral or [...] Continue reading Where is Civility? Today is Flag Day in America. There was a time in our history when our flag was empty of experience. It had the symbolism of a new united people and the expectation of greatness, but we were a young country and it had little collective history. It did have something powerful. A dream. The United [...] Continue reading Flag Day Do you ever wonder about our constant and continuous connection to nature? Yesterday here in the East it was a hot and humid day. Temperatures were in the nineties with a high humidity that makes the warm seem warmer. Florida understands it, but you folks in the dry desert southwest don’t get the same humid [...] Continue reading Nature…US I’m wondering where we are going as a society these days and even as a global humanity. It seems to me there are more deceptions, disagreements, and more contentions within our common exchanges of thought and action. Daily transactions often end in arguments over innocuous issues. Negotiations over important issues in the chambers of government [...] Continue reading What’s Happened To US? |
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Romney’s Distortion
Memo to Mitt Romney: Prospective Presidential GOP candidate 2012. Mr. Romney: Once again you distort the truth. The incident in China where the Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng at first sought refuge in the US embassy and then after six days when US officials conveyed an apparent Chinese threat of retribution to his family Chen decided [...]
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